Merchandising receptacle



July 2, 1935. A. H. KOEBLE 2,006,696

MERCHANDI S ING RECEPTACLE Filed NOV. 21, 1953 W T I zz 36 KZBZRTHXOZBZE .IZVVE/VTOR.

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Patented s, z, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE I 2,008,696 '1 MEROHANDISING REGEPTACLE Albert H. Koeble, Irvlngton, N. 1., asslgnor to The United States Printing & Lithograph 00., New York, N. Y., a corporation of Ohio -Application November 21, 1933, Serial No. 699,061

1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in merchandising receptacles, and has more particular relation to improvements in so-called knock-- blades.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cardboard merchandising carton so formed from a single blank of paper as to provide separate compartments for the used and un-used razor blades respectively.

Another object of the invention is to provide a razor blade carton struck from a single blank of paper in such manner as torequire a minimum assembling operation and, at the same time, provide compartments for both the used and unused razor blades.

Another object of the invention is to provide a merchandise carton which may be partly assembled and shipped in a knock-down condition and be readily and quickly assembled into its final merchandising condition.

The invention also has other objects, all of which will be hereinafter moreparticularly set forth and claimed. I

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification,

Figure 1 represents a front elevation of the carton embodying my invention; the interior folds being shown in dotted lines.

Figure 2 represents a side elevation of the same with interior folds in dotted lines.

Figure 3 represents a top plan view of the single blank from which the carton is constructed.

Figure 4 representsa central vertical section of the carton partly assembled, and

Figure 5 represents a top plan view of the partly assembled carton in its knock-down position.

Described in general terms the carton comprises a single blank of cardboard or thick paper such as Bristol board and includes a front 2|, sides 22 and 23, a back 29, a shelf 30, a shelf support 3!, gluing tab 32, a top 24 and a bottom 25, all of which are more clearly shown in Figure 3. In the blank as shown in this figure, the top 25 is formed with an extension flap 35, while the bottom 25 is formed with an extension fiap 36, scorings H and i2 and 5 and 6 being formed between the parts so that they will more readily double on these lines when the carton is to be assembled or formed.

It will be seen that the gluing tab 32 joins the side 22.

The shelf 30 is formed at one end with a supporting leg 3!, the divisional line being'scored as at I so that the board may be bent along this line to bring the leg into a vertical position. The opposite end of the shelf 30 is connected to a hinged shelf'support 31 which in turn is connected to the front 2, as at the scored line 38.

The sides 22 and 23 are provided respectively top and bottom with extension tabs 22, 22" and 23' and 23", with scored lines l4, l5 and 1 and 8 therebetween. Notched interlocking tabs 39 and 40 are connected to the tabs 22 and 23" and reduced at the points of connection. Scored lines Ill' and I3 are formed between the front and the sides 22 and 23 whereby the sidesmay be doubled at right angles to the front. A scored line 9 is formed between the side 23 andthe 1 back 29 so that a similar fold' may be made at this point. I

A slot 26 is provided across the face of the front 2| for the introduction of used razor blades. Extension notches 21 and 28 form a continuation of this slot into the sides 23 and 22.

After the blank is struck from the single piece of cardboard as shown in Figure 3, it is doubled along the above described scored lines and the tab 32 glued to the inside of the back 29. This leaves the blank in the form of a tube with the numerous tabs and ends extending top and bottom.

The device may now be collapsed into the position shown in Figure 5 by forcing the top to one side. In this position these cartons may be shipped perfectly flat and will occupy a minimum of space. i Y

When the carton is to be set up for use, the top is raised so as to bring the front, back and sides at right angles with each other, and the tabs 22 and 23 folded over them with the tab 36 projecting up into the box.

The shelf 30 and section 31 are then forced down into the box with the leg 3| in a lower vertical position and the shelf finally pushed up by the finger of the operator projecting through the bottom of the box until the leg '3! rests even with the bottom of the carton.

The razor blades may now be loaded into the The tabs 22" and 23" are now doubled down in position with the notched tabs 39 and 40 interlocked and the top 24 doubled over them with the flap 35 projecting down into the box. The carton is now ready for use. The purchaser removes the new blades from the top compartment of the box and drops the old or used blades through the slot 26 into the bottom compartment of the box. In this manner the new and used blades are kept entirely separate and no moisture, soap or the like from the used blades can find its way into the packages of new blades resting on the shelf 30. The new blades in the upper compartment may be easily removed by passing the finger or thumb through the aperture left in the front by the stamping out of the support 31.

If the lower compartment becomes filled with used blades, they may be readily removed by pulling out the bottom tab 36 anddropping the bottom 25 to allow the blades to descend.

It will be seen from the above that the present knock-down carton is constructed with a single blanking operation and that after the tab 32 is glued, is in condition to be shipped flat to any destination and may be instantly assembled into merchandising form without any further gluing and with a minimum amount of labor, as all the parts are in their relative positions for assembling.

The upper compartment of the carton is preferably made of sufficient size to not only accommodate the required number of razor blades but also the razor itself so that the whole carton may be sold as a unit and afterwards used as a unit for taking care of the entire shaving outfit including the razor itself.

It will be understood that the present carton will be constructed of suitable ornamental pasteboard and be appropriately printed and embossed so that the carton will have an attractive appearance and will supersede the modern container in which razor blades and razors are sold in sets and at a greatly reduced cost with the added feature of a storage device for used blades.

Such cartons are particularly desirable, as the modern practice in relation to razors and razor blades is to reduce the cost to a minimum.

It will, of course, be understood that the upper compartment, if desired, may be completely filled with new blades.

What I claim is:

In a knock-down carton, the combination with front, back, sides, top and bottom, of a shelf for dividing the 'carton into two compartments and forming an integral part of the blank from which the carton is struck, said shelf constituting an intermediate panel in the blank, between a rear supporting panel adapted to extend along the back within said carton, and a hinged front support cut re-entrantly into the front, and leaving when the carton is folded, an access aperture in said front, above said shelf.

ALBERT H. KOEBLE. 

